English Language Proficiency Assessment

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Important Announcements

The ACCESS for ELLs testing window for the 2017-2018 school year was January 8 - February 9, 2018. Results are expected the last Monday in April.

English Language Proficiency Assessments

Colorado uses two English language proficiency assessments.

Placement/Screener Assessment

W-APT™ which stands for the WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test is the screener to assist in the identification of students that qualify for English Language Development (ELD) programming.

Per federal guidelines, students new to the district with a primary or home language other than English must be screened and placed within 30 days from the beginning of the school year. Throughout the remainder of the school year, this screening and placement determination must happen within two weeks of the student's enrollment.

Annual Measure of Proficiency

The annual test (specific test window) that measures a student’s progress in acquiring academic English is ACCESS for ELLs®. This assessment is administered to all students identified as an English Learner (NEP and LEP) in grades K-12.

ACCESS for ELLs, Kindergarten is paper-based

ACCESS for ELLs, grades 1-12 is available computer-based and paper-based